The goal of this workshop is to complete the Red List assessments of all types of freshwater species, including fishes, molluscs, dragonflies and damselflies, and selected groups of freshwater plants for Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel.

The initiative seeks to mobilize existing knowledge on species conservation status that may be dispersed or unpublished, and to ensure its public availability for conservation purposes. The key role of IUCN is to coordinate the process, ensuring full participation of all appropriate experts, to validate the quality of the information, and to ensure results of the highest scientific quality.